Album of prints from the series A Tōkaidō Board Game of Courtesans, Fifty-three Pairings in the Yoshiwara (Keisei dōchū sugoroku, Mitate Yoshiwara gojūsan tsui)

Keisai Eisen Japanese

Edo period (1615–1868)

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「傾城道中双六　見立よしはら五十三つい」
Title: Album of prints from the series A Tōkaidō Board Game of Courtesans, Fifty-three Pairings in the Yoshiwara (Keisei dōchū sugoroku, Mitate Yoshiwara gojūsan tsui)
Artist: Keisai Eisen (Japanese, 1790–1848)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Culture: Japan
Medium: Fifty-six woodblock prints mounted as an album; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 11 in. × 14 3/4 in. (27.9 × 37.5 cm)
Image (each): 9 3/8 × 13 1/4 in. (23.8 × 33.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Suizan Miki, 1952
Object Number: JIB170
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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